Prepare and review the certificate
Choose the patient, complete the certificate fields and review the preview. Check the patient name, relevant dates and the statement you intend to issue before saving and sharing.
The app helps prepare the document. It does not examine the patient or decide whether a medical certificate should be issued. Those decisions remain with the practitioner.
What scanning the QR actually checks
PracProof checks the cryptographic signature on the data carried by the QR token. A successful result shows that the signed summary passes that check. The verifier displays details that the recipient should compare with the printed or shared certificate.
The QR does not authenticate every pixel or every sentence of a PDF. Text outside the signed summary can differ while the same QR remains valid. A valid result must therefore be followed by a comparison of the displayed fields with the document.
What the QR does not establish
The signature check alone does not prove the signer’s professional identity, current registration, that an examination occurred or that the document is clinically appropriate. It also does not decide an employment or sick-leave dispute.
Where identity or issuance remains in doubt, use an independently obtained contact for the practice and check the practitioner’s registration through the appropriate official register. A copied logo, number or QR is not a substitute for those checks.
A practical handover to employers
Tell the recipient to scan, read the signed details and compare them with the certificate. If a detail differs, treat it as a discrepancy to clarify with the practice rather than assuming the document is valid because the signature passed.
Keep the saved certificate in the patient record so the practice can locate what it issued. The employer-facing verifier and guides are separate from the doctor’s patient records.